TY - JOUR AU - Eberbach, H. AU - Hohloch, L. AU - Feucht, M.J. AU - Konstantinidis, L. AU - Südkamp, N.P. AU - Zwingmann, J. PY - 2017 DA - 2017/04/19 TI - Operative versus conservative treatment of apophyseal avulsion fractures of the pelvis in the adolescents: a systematical review with meta-analysis of clinical outcome and return to sports JO - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders SP - 162 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - Avulsion fractures of the pelvic apophyses typically occur in adolescent athletes due to a sudden strong muscle contraction while growth plates are still open. The main goals of this systematic review with meta-analysis were to summarize the evidence on clinical outcome and determine the rate of return to sports after conservative versus operative treatment of avulsion fractures of the pelvis. SN - 1471-2474 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1527-z DO - 10.1186/s12891-017-1527-z ID - Eberbach2017 ER -